I like the looks of non-SVT Contours best. Just my opinion, but those big ol' SVT side skirts don't do it for me. And SVT bumpers look so massive and heavy. Non-SVTs look leaner and cleaner.
SVT skirts and bumpers do make SVTs look lower. But if you lower a non-SVT, you don't need extra bodywork hanging down to make it look lower.
I don't happen to have a picture of an example, but the best looking Contours I have seen are lowered non-SVTs without any additional bodywork (no skirts, splitters, air dams, spoilers, hood scoops or any other ghetto crap) stuck on them.
The basic lines of the Contour are really good. Nice flow to the beltline, visually balanced front to back, graceful curves of the fender lines, overall very sleek and clean. Anything that breaks up or adds to those basic lines is probably not a good thing.
